While athletes prep for the summer Olympics, winter Olympians are also in training. For cross-country skiers, that means roller-skiing, which many serious skiers love to hate. But some people have ...

You may have seen a pack of athletes cruising on the bike path not on bikes, not on foot, but on roller skis. It’s not a new fad, it’s a way to train for the upcoming Nordic ski racing season. All ...

It has long been considered a great conditioning tool for Nordic skiing, but now roller skiing is becoming its own sport in the United States.This Sunday, Cambridge Sports United will host its 6th ...

SAN ANTONIO — Balancing on my skis, I reach out with my poles and pull myself forward, sliding down the trail like I'm heading for a lodge and a warm fire. Then, my wheels start to wobble, sweat rolls ...

BEND — In July, cross-country skiers are as rare as Christmas ornaments. Unless they’re on roller skis like Lars Floras and his friends. No snow is no problem for these elite cross-country skiers.

The bindings are the same. The boots are the same. The only difference is clipping into wheeled skis rather than waxed ones. Oh, and a bicycle helmet rather than a skiing helmet. Each summer, along ...

Nordic skiing has long been hailed as an exceptional full-body workout, exercising arms, legs, lungs, and cardiovascular systems while keeping impact to a minimum. The problem, of course, is that ...

Cross-country skiers who can’t wait for snow can get back in the groove with roller skiing. “Roller skiing is a staple of our off-season training,” says Matt Whitcomb, women’s cross-country coach, U.S ...

After a few years of kicking around the idea, the Summit Nordic Ski Club’s board of trustees hopes to host a weekend of roller-Nordic ski races in Breckenridge this summer. Board president Peter ...

A dedicated roller skiing development committee has been established by the Chinese Ski Association (CSA) to improve training methods for cross-country athletes in the nation. The 13-member group, ...

Without wiping the sweat off his face, 15-year-old Wei Wujian, with pair of sticks in his hands and a pair of slender skateboards on his feet, rushed to the finish line in a standard skiing posture ...